Xi Seeks Absolute Loyalty in His Military Purge

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When Xi Jinping received the new year from Beijing, he asked China to remember Yan’an’s legacy, the rural bastion where Mao Zedong transformed the revolutionary guerrillas into a disciplined force under his command that would come to take over the country. It might be an indication of what was to come. Yan’an was also where Mao Zedong launched the first major “correction” of his party, a campaign of political terror that eliminated rivals and ce…

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When Xi Jinping celebrated the arrival of the new year in Pequim, he called on China to remember Yan’an’an’s legacy — the rural Bastion where Mao Tse-Tung transformed revolutionary warriors into a disciplined force under his command, who would have come to conquer the country. It may have been an indication of what was coming. Among the explosions and generals: Xi Jinping’s expeditions left vacuum on the high command of the Chinese Armed Forces …